Being honest

[nickson71]

I make things every know and again and there's usually a cock up along the way

The last thing I made last week was a TV unit to hold all the media stuff (sky, PS3, amp, Media PC)

To keep it cheap I made it out of MDF then painted up as I'm a bit strapped for cash

anyhow my cock up was managing to router a dado in the wrong position and I measured twice (was late in the evening though)

managed to hide it by filling the wrong dado with some scrap MDF

 

[DangerousDave]

As a not too experienced amateur, I totally agree with you Martin. I have to admit there's times where my cock-ups are so stupendous that whatever tool I have in my hand gets thrown across the shop in a fit of rage The mistakes are too numerous to list in their entirity, but one of my recent ones (today) was fitting a french cleat on a cabinet the wrong way round then wondering why it wouldn't lock onto the wall cleat :x :x :x :x There was much splintering of wood before the penny dropped. Needless to say the language was choice I agree that reading about the pro's cock-ups (design modifications) makes a mere mortal such as I feel a lot better

 

[Digit]

Half a century of experience, pro and amateur, and I just cut the angles on a skirting board from the wrong side!

Roy.

 

[davegw]

Half a century of experience, pro and amateur, and I just cut the angles on a skirting board from the wrong side!

Roy.

Ah but you've had a haorrowing day Roy, I think you can be forgiven

 

[Digit]

Ta!

Roy.

 

[woodbloke]

I recollect and interesting one from Robert Ingham who told a tale once in F&C that he was gluing up a drawer runner framework of some sort and it went together .5mm out...that's half a mm :shock: so he had to completely take it apart, sort it, and re-glue - Rob

 

[Digit]

Wonder what he measured it with?

Roy.

 

[mailee]

I recollect and interesting one from Robert Ingham who told a tale once in F&C that he was gluing up a drawer runner framework of some sort and it went together .5mm out...that's half a mm :shock: so he had to completely take it apart, sort it, and re-glue - Rob

I guess being perfect has it's drawbacks. :roll:

 

[Digit]

I guess being perfect has it's drawbacks.

I wouldn't know.

Roy.

 

[gatesmr2]

WOW

Thanks guys

Seems i may not be as hand fisted as i first thought then
After looking in wonder at the pics you post of your finished work it's good to know mistakes still happen.

Nice to find such a friendly helpful forum, you have certainly made my life easier with advice and want to try different and more challenging projects.


Martin

 

[pren]

I think it's good to keep a record of all your 'Design modifications/Rustic effects' as it shows you how much you've improved.

I made some drawers for a friend a few weeks ago. I got a bit annoyed that one of the drawers was 2mm bigger than intended. My wife then commented that when I was first starting out with this woodery lark, an average error was measured in whole cm, not mm!! :lol:

Remember: to err is human. Leave perfekshun to the robots!

Bryn

 

[johnf]

measure twrice cut once and still make a mistake

 

[DaveL]

I can remember doing a set of drawers with the dovetail jig. I got one board in the wrong side out for one end.
There was no way it was ever going to be a box shape. :roll: